Nasri has represented France at two major international tournaments: While growing up in La Gavotte Peyret, Nasri grew an attraction to the sport of football at a young age.

Upon noticing his prodigious talent, his parents signed him up to play with the local club in his hometown.

Nasri spent one year playing with the club in La Gavotte Peyret before moving to Pennes Mirabeau in nearby Mirabeau at age seven. While playing with Pennes, Nasri was discovered by Marseille scout Freddy Assolen, who had been informed of the player's talent through local word of mouth.

Nasri impressed at the tournament and Assolen was jokingly told by a Milan scout that "he [Nasri] stays here, you leave him". Freddy Assolen, upon noticing Nasri's skill at the age of nine.

Upon entering the Marseille youth academy, Nasri quickly impressed. Upon moving to Bastide , where the club's youth players reside, his style of play began to take shape.

In , Nasri admitted that the move to Bastide really helped his game, stating, "That's where I really started to progress. Training was different and the facilities are beautiful, all of which helps you work well.

After spending most of the —04 season playing with the club's under team, for the latter part of the season, the now year-old Nasri was promoted to the club's reserve team in the Championnat de France amateur , the fourth division of French football.

He appeared primarily as a substitute in a few matches during the campaign as the reserve team failed to rebound from its bad start to the season, which resulted in a 16th-place finish and relegation to the Championnat de France amateur 2.

Ahead of the —05 season , several clubs were reported to be interested in signing Nasri, most notably English clubs Arsenal , Chelsea , Liverpool and Newcastle United.

On 13 August , Nasri agreed to the contract. Marseille officials had been eager to sign Nasri to a contract in an attempt to not undergo a situation similar to the departure of Mathieu Flamini , in which the player departed the club without Marseille receiving any compensation.

He began the season playing on the club's reserve team and appeared in four matches before earning a call up to the senior team in September Nasri made his professional debut on 12 September in a 2—0 league defeat to Sochaux , appearing as a substitute for Bruno Cheyrou.

In the team's first match following the winter break, he scored his first professional goal in a 2—1 away victory over Lille. Nasri, who was now given a more prominent role within the team by new manager Jean Fernandez , formed impressive partnerships with the two along with lead striker Mamadou Niang.

Marseille won the first leg 3—2. In the second leg, Nasri scored his first European goal in a 2—1 win.

In the league, Nasri appeared in 30 matches, 25 as a starter. He scored his only league goal of the season on 29 April in a 4—2 win over Sochaux.

Nasri appeared as a substitute in the match as Marseille were defeated 2—1. Following the season, Nasri signed a two-year contract extension with the club until Nasri began the —07 season playing under Albert Emon , his fourth different manager in three years.

Despite this, Marseille's now heightened popularity saw increased speculation from writers and supporters that the club would finally win its first league title since the —92 season.

Nasri began the season on a quick note scoring the second goal in the team's 3—1 win over Paris Saint-Germain in September However, Sochaux recorded an upset victory defeating Marseille 5—4 on penalties after the match ended 2—2 following extra time.

On the final match day of the season, Nasri converted the only goal in a 1—0 win over Sedan. Nasri finished the season with a career-high 50 appearances, 37 of them in the league.

Similar to his previous three years at Marseille, Nasri began the new season under new management as the club was now being led by the Belgian Eric Gerets.

He appeared in 42 total matches scoring a career-high six goals and also assisting on a career-high 15 goals.

Initially, Nasri struggled during the infancy of the campaign due to dealing with the effects of a severely sprained ankle suffered in the pre-season.

On 24 November , he assisted on two goals in a 2—0 victory over Metz. Following the winter break, Nasri's goal-scoring began to take form.

In late January, he scored goals in back-to-back matches against Nancy and Caen. He missed the club's upset victory over Liverpool at Anfield due to dealing with a bout of meningitis.

The club was defeated in the round of 16 by Zenit Saint Petersburg despite being up 3—1 heading into the second leg. Of those three goals Marseille scored in the first leg, Nasri assisted on two of them.

On 16 March , Nasri scored a goal in a 3—3 draw with Lens. On 8 May , with all the transfer speculation surrounding the player, Nasri surprised many by signing a three-year contract extension with the club until Arsenal scout Gilles Grimandi on Nasri.

One week later, despite signing a contract extension with Marseille, Nasri was linked with a move to Premier League club Arsenal.

In the match, Nasri scored his first league goal scoring with a close-range effort, after four minutes in a 1—0 victory.

On 21 December, Nasri assisted on the opening goal scored by Robin van Persie in the team's 1—1 draw with Liverpool.

On 21 July , while participating in a training match during pre-season with Arsenal in Bad Waltersdorf , Nasri suffered a broken leg. The injury required two to three months of rest and, as a result, Nasri missed the opening of the —10 Premier League season.

Nasri played the entire match in a 2—1 win. After going nearly two months without scoring a goal, Nasri marked his goal-scoring return in emphatic fashion in the team's 5—0 second leg victory over Porto in the round of 16 of the Champions League knockout stage.

The goal, described by English newspaper The Guardian columnist David Lacey as "reminiscent of a lost art in British football", showcased Nasri's dribbling, as well as his individuality.

Nasri goal was subsequently compared by the English media to similar goals that occurred in the country. Birmingham later equalized through a late goal from Kevin Phillips.

The draw ended a string of seven consecutive league victories for Arsenal and Wenger admitted that the draw "was a big blow for our chances [of winning the league]".

Nasri concluded his second season at Arsenal appearing in 34 matches, scoring five goals and providing five assists.

Ahead of the —11 season , Nasri admitted he was determined to re-capture his form that resulted in Arsenal signing him two years prior.

He was named in Arsenal's starting line-up to play against Liverpool for the first match of the season on 15 August Nasri played the entire match in a 1—1 draw.

Fours days later, Nasri scored another double in a 3—2 home defeat to West Bromwich Albion. Nasri continued his fine form as season wore on.

He started the streak by converting a penalty in a 2—1 win over Birmingham City. Against Manchester City five days later, he scored the first goal and set up the third in a 3—0 victory.

On 4 December, Nasri scored two goals against Fulham to give Arsenal a 2—1 win. The victory placed Arsenal at the top of the league table.

Just four days later, Nasri scored a goal in Arsenal's vital last group match against Partizan, a 3—1 victory.

He became the first Arsenal player to achieve the honour since Thierry Henry in Nasri scored his 13th goal of the season in the 3—0 win against Birmingham City on 1 January In the first leg, Nasri assisted the match-winning goal scored by Andrey Arshavin.

Arsenal won the match 2—1, but lost the tie 4—3 on aggregate after suffering a 3—1 defeat at the Camp Nou in the second leg. Of his time at Emirates Stadium , Nasri has expressed deep admiration for his former manager Wenger, of whom he also describes as a "role model" and a "magician".

Altogther, Nasri scored 27 goals in total appearances for Arsenal. Nasri made his club debut on 28 August in a league fixture away to Tottenham Hotspur.

In the match, he assisted on three goals as Manchester City cruised to a 5—1 win. On 1 October, he scored his first goal for the club, scoring the third goal in a 4—0 victory [] and also assisting on two other goals.

At the start of the —13 season , Nasri switched his squad number from 19 to 8. In March , after a man of the match performance in a 4—0 win against Newcastle United, Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini said he "would like to give [Nasri] a punch" due to his inconsistent form.

Narsi scored his first goal of the —14 season in the match against Manchester United in a 4—1 win. On 10 July , Nasri signed a new five-year contract deal with Manchester City, which will keep him at the club until On 22 November , Manuel Pellegrini confirmed Nasri would miss four-to-five months of action because of a tendon injury sustained in training.

On 31 August , Nasri joined Spanish club Sevilla on a season-long loan deal. On 22 February , Nasri was given a six-month ban from football by UEFA , for breaching WADA rules in December by receiving an intravenous drip of millilitres of water containing nutrients.

Nasri has earned caps with all of France's youth teams for which he was eligible. France won the match 3—0. Nasri scored in the team's second group stage match against Israel , a 3—1 win.

Nasri made his debut with the team in the opening match of the season against Sweden , scoring a goal in a 5—2 victory. France went on to win the match 3—1 to earn a place in the final.

In the match, Nasri scored the game-winning goal to give France its first-ever title in the competition.

Due to increased playing time at his parent club Marseille, Nasri's stint with the under team was uneventful, appearing in only four matches.

The team opened the campaign with two friendly matches against Norway. Over the course of the two matches, Nasri scored two goals: He started the match and was replaced at half-time by Florent Sinama Pongolle.

Nasri made his international debut on 28 March against Austria at age He started the match and was involved with the only goal, delivering the free-kick from which Karim Benzema scored.

Nasri made his debut in the tournament on 9 June in the team's opening group stage match against Romania , appearing as a substitute.

Nasri on the issue brought up by Gallas. In November , Nasri was one of a group of young players who were accused of being insolent during the team's campaign at Euro The accusation came from domestic teammate William Gallas , who made the charge in his autobiography.

Though not explicitly named in the book, Nasri was widely identified as the player in question. The incident ultimately led to a verbal exchange between Nasri and Gallas during a training session.

In the —09 season, Nasri appeared in only three matches with the national team. After playing against Lithuania on 28 March , the midfielder went uncapped for the almost a year and a half.

It helped me as a person. I told myself I need to work harder, to make sure I don't miss the next one.

Nasri returned to the national team under the reign of new coach Laurent Blanc for the team's friendly against Norway on 11 August On 25 March , Nasri captained the national team for the first time in its 2—0 Euro qualification win over Luxembourg.

The point gained from the stalemate secured a Euro qualifying spot for France. After France lost to Spain in the quarter-finals, Nasri subjected a reporter to what was described as a "foul-mouthed tirade" when asked for his views on the match.

On 9 August , at age 27, Nasri confirmed his decision to retire from international football. In his early years at Marseille, Nasri was deployed in several positions, most notably as a deep-lying midfielder and a wide midfielder primarily on the right side as he was deemed too small to play in the middle of the park.